Well, I’ve tweaked the blend containing Yenidje, and everyone who has tried it has raved about it. I’m still waiting for word on the availability of the leaf, but signs at this point look positive. I can tell that summer is here by the demand for Virginia and Virginia/Perique blends. Anniversary Kake, Marble Kake, Louisiana Red, AJ’s VaPer and the others are all selling quickly.

I’d like to move forward more quickly on the variety of projects that I’m juggling right now, but there are questions to be answered, and the people who can answer them have a lot on their plates as well. They say that patience is a virtue, so I’m becoming more virtuous by the day. When I finally know all the info, I’ll be ready to move forward quickly. My best guess is that I’ll start working on these projects in earnest by fall.

I’m putting together plans for the fall shows. Richmond is pretty much a certainty, while Columbus is up in the air, but still likely. I hope to have things ready well in advance of the shows so we can just pack and go.

We will be moving our operation to new quarters in about a month. We hope to keep any delays in operations to a minimum, and it’s going to be quite a project.

Time to take care of some details, so I need to get going. Drop me a line at russo@pipesandcigars.com if I can answer any questions you might have.